Hour Of The Wolf: An Inspector Van Veeteren Mystery Carambole. English

The master of Swedish crime fiction returns with this latest entry into the internationally acclaimed, award-winning mystery series—one of the darkest tales yet in the series that is, as well, an electrifying stand-alone novel.In the middle of the night, a boy is struck by a car after leaving his girlfriend's house. The driver, drunk, leaves the boy's body by the side of the road and, wrestling with guilt, tries to put it all out of his mind—until a blackmail note arrives. In the meantime, Reinhart, the new chief inspector of the Maardam police force, has set his team to work. But a second, possibly related killing proves that this is no ordinary case. The police, desperate for answers, struggle to decipher the clues to these appalling crimes, but as the killer becomes increasingly unhinged and unpredictable, Van Veeteren, now retired, is compelled to re-enter the world he left behind. He will face the greatest trial of his career as he seeks vengeance for the death of someone who was close to him. Told with Håkan Nesser's trademark eye for detail, breakneck plotting, and gut-wrenching moral tension, Hour of the Wolf finds the Nordic noir superstar spinning one of his most spellbinding tales yet. A Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . . Van Veeteren faces a chilling case in Håkan Nesser's Hour of the Wolf , the seventh book to feature Chief Inspector Van Veeteren. In the dead of night, in the pouring rain, a drunk driver smashes his car into a young man. He abandons the body at the side of the road, but the incident will set in motion a chain of events which will change his life forever. Soon Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, now retired from the Maardam police force, will face his greatest trial yet as someone close to him is, inexplicably, murdered. Van Veeteren's former colleagues, desperate for answers, struggle to decipher the clues to this appalling crime. But when another body is discovered, it gradually becomes clear that this killer is acting on their own terrifying logic . . . Hour of the Wolf is followed by book eight in the series, The Weeping Girl . A Young Boy Is Killed In A Hit And Run. Under The Cover Of Rain And Darkness, The Driver Escapes The Scene. But The Incident Will Change His Life Forever As He Becomes The Victim Of Blackmail ...meanwhile Van Veeteren, Now Retired From The Maardam Police, Faces His Greatest Challenge Yet When A Family Member Becomes The Victim Of A Terrible Crime. And, As The Body Count Rises, It Gradually Becomes Clear That The Person Behind These Murders Is Acting On Their Own Dark Logic. Håkan Nesser ; Translated From The Swedish By Laurie Thompson. Translated From The Swedish. The master of Swedish crime fiction returns with the winner of the prestigious Scandinavian Glass Key Award